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You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaJan-Claas Dajka - Turning the Tables on the Podcast HostIn the new year, Kim Peters surprises podcast host Jan and turns the tables on him. She Interviews him on: what got him to HIFMB, a quick look into Jan's work on marine biodiversity at the science-policy interface, the wonderful people he got to learn from and work with, and even the Olympics 2028!!
Happy 2024 everyone, enjoy!
2024-01-1142 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaKristin Tietje - (Finally) Full-Time Science CoordinatorKristin (or Tine) Tietje has not only got a super Northern-German sounding name but also recently got a full-time position as the science coordinator of the Marine Governance Group here at HIFMB. She talks about the long winding road that she took to get here and tells us what it means to coordinate science and, more importantly, scientists - which is why she enjoys her job so much.
2023-12-1842 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaMerdeka Agus Saputra - Tinny Perspective SwitcherToday, we hear from Merdeka, a PhD-student in the former Marine Political Ecology Group that is now part of the Marine Governance Group. He reports on his recent manuscript about tin mining by Indonesian divers and how he switches the perspectives in his writing to highlight topics that are otherwise forgotten about. Merdeka also reflects on what it is like to have children as a PhD student and how much he likes his neighbours in Oldenburg.
2023-10-2545 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaAnna Roik - Your Go-To Coral Microbiome HarnesserIn a thunderous summer episode, we hear from Anna Roik - postdoc at HIFMB. Her work is centered around harnessing the microbiome (the collection of bacteria, viruses, fungi and their genes) on corals. She transplants the microbiome of more heat resistant corals onto that of heat susceptible ones to boost their resilience in the face of climate change.
2023-08-0749 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaJasmin Groß & Elena Schall - On the ”WissZeitVG” and Why There’s Need to Change the ChangesJasmin Groß and Elena Schall - both representatives of the Postdoc-Team a the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research - bring a hot topic to the podcast: the recently proposed law reforms surrounding the "Wissenschaftszeitvertragsgesetz". This is a "Law on Fixed-Term Contracts in Higher Education and Research" and it is due for a change. Jasmin and Elena will present to us what is included in this change and why it has gotten a lot of negative backlash.
As a timestamp: The recording was done in May 2023 and does not discuss the most recent events in t...
2023-06-0643 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaMita Mahato - On Art as Science Communication and Her Very Old CatMita Mahato is an artist who uses art to communicate environmental issues - especially via the use of comix - yes with an X! As our artist in residence in collaboration with the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg Institute for Advanced Study, Mita reflects on the work she has done during her time with us.
2023-05-1533 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaDorothee Hodapp - On Motivation and the Bigger PictureHIFMB postdoc Dorothee Hodapp is working on biodiversity change and is giving us insights into her recently published study in Global Change Biology. Here, she shows how climate change disrupts core habitats of marine species and predicts their ranges up to the year 2100. She further shares her recipe for successfully blending family life with two kids with a gapless CV in academia and her recent move into a permanent position in the sciene-policy interface.
2023-04-2446 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaMeren - About Mentoring in Academia and Average Bass PlayingToday we have Meren on the show. He is the leader of our institute's Ecosystem Data Science Group and considers himself and his group to be placed at the intersection between microbiology and computer science. Mentorship is an imporant topic to him - we talk through his survey Mentorship in life sciences: voices of mentees, where he asked early career researchers how the mentorship that they received affected them and their academic lives. As always, we also talk about Meren's very own academic live and how he got to where he is today. A super valuable episode for academic mentors and m...
2023-03-1447 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaJana Massing - on Bacteria, Manifold Learning and CourageBack from our winter break, we have Jana Massing on the podcast. Jana is a PhD-student in the Biodiversity Theory group and introduces us to her work on marine bacteria. Amongst her many interests, including food webs, modelling, governance and science communication, we chat about her recent paper. There she applies a manifold learning technique, called “diffusion maps” that allows her to gain insights into the functions that bacteria can play in the Baltic Sea.
2023-02-1632 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaChristmas Special – A Slightly Different Christmas StoryGema Martínez Méndez reads her Scientific Fairytale "The Bremen Town Musicians set sail" from "Once Upon a Time – A Scientific Fairytale Vol. 1" that we introduced in Episode 11. Happy Holidays everyone!
2022-12-2331 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaAndrea Franke – Making the UN Ocean Decade WorkIn this Episode, postdoc Andrea Franke showcases her latest paper from People and Nature on real-world labs. She also shares with us how she expanded her research from specialised experimental work on herring larvae to transdisciplinary work on the UN Ocean Decade. A great example on how to build interdisciplinary recognition!
2022-12-2048 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaLucie Kuczynski – Working on Artificial Islands in Exotic Germany Drinking French WineLucie Kuczynski is a community ecologist working on global change and what it implies for biodiversity. One of her recent studies shows why the biodiversity crisis is too nuanced to be tackled in the same way as global warming. She also enlightens us why French wine is the best, why La Rochelle is the best city and why Academia is not the only career path for Academics. A lot of wisdom in this episode – don’t miss it!
2022-11-161h 05You, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaGema Martínez Méndez & Rebecca Borges – the Grimm Sisters for Scientific FairytalesToday, it’s all about science communication! And for the first time, we have two guests: Gema Martínez Méndez, marine scientist, and Rebecca Borges, marine ecologist. Both are involved in a sci-comm project called “Once upon a time… a scientific fairy tale” where scientific studies are communicated via the use of fairy tales. Definitely give this one a listen!
Read the scientific fairytales here: www.marum.de/en/Discover/Once-upon-a-time.html
Intro and outro supported by the wonderful voice of Dr. Kimberley Peters and sound effects from quicksounds.com and pixabay.com.
2022-10-2756 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaLukas Meysick - About Seagrass SuperpowersLukas Meysick is a postdoc for seafloor ecology of the Wadden Sea. He also works on a recent project partnering with stakeholders from Tanzania and South Africa looking at how seagrass can assist in clearing polluted water. We further talk about his scientific career – in his PhD, seagrass also took centre stage. Enjoy this seagrass-themed episode with Lukas!
2022-10-1244 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaSoli Levi – on How to Add Emotion to Marine GovernanceIn this episode, Soli Levi tells us about a very new and unexplored study field: emotions in marine governance. Soli is developing a theoretical framework to bring emotion into management decisions and talks about her plan with case studies in Ireland. We also talk about Soli’s multifaceted past as a turtle conservationist and working with NGOs in Greece, remote work as a business development coordinator and so much more.
2022-09-2143 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaSolomon Sebuliba – Inventor of the ”Bio Ocean”Solomon Sebuliba considers himself a conservation biologist turned political ecologist who, in his PhD at HIFMB, looks at biodiversity as a concept. Specifically, he considers the inherent power that terms like “biodiversity” or “biological diversity” have. Through this, he came up with his own concept, the “Bio Ocean”. We also talk about Solomon’s deep and varied CV, working on the ICUN Red List, moving with his family from Uganda to Germany and much more. A must-listen!
2022-09-0740 min
In CommonInsight Episode #39: Kimberley Peters on the changing governance of the oceansThis insight episode comes from full episode sixty-eight, Stefan and Courtney's conversation with Kimberley Peters.
Kimberley is a Professor of Marine Governance at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB), a research organization in collaboration with the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and University of Oldenburg (UOL), in Germany.
Kimberley talks with Courtney and Stefan about the need for a separate understanding of ocean geography as compared to land geography, and how that in turn leads to an evolving framework of ocean governance.
Kimberley's Website: https://kimberleypeters.com ...
2022-07-1608 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaNina Tombers – Genetics Guru and Sound SmoothenerMaster’s student and our very own podcast editor Nina Tombers chats about her experience of the Master’s career stage. We chat about her Thesis work on population genetics at the Centre for Marine Tropical Ecology (ZMT) in Bremen and her student assistant job here at HIFMB. She gives us a look into the behind the scenes of podcasting, Switzerland, tropical population genetics, her training to become a nature guide in South Africa and how she plans the future.
2022-07-0632 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaSharlene Fechter – Searching for Stakeholders in Antarctica and a PhD in AustraliaIn this Episode, Sharlene Fechter talks about being a Master’s student at HIFMB. She covers her thesis work on stakeholders of the Weddel Sea in Antarctica and how she built a diverse skillset to jumpstart an interdisciplinary career in science. We also talk about how becoming a young mother early in her career motivated her even further and how she is currently searching for a PhD-position in Australia.
2022-06-2230 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaIrene Roca – Whistling Killer Whales on SD-Cards and More Soundscape StoriesFirst up: Apologies for the month of radio-silence. After the first in-person conference in two years, holidays and some production issues, we're back with a banger of an episode!
HIFMB-Postdoc Irene Roca talks about her career as an ecoacoustician and introduces us to the fascinating world of soundscape ecology. And yes, this includes audio snippets of orca, humpback whales, fish and four seal species. Don't miss this one, as Irene talks about her recent trip to Antarctica and the intricacies of behavioural science through sound.
Intro and outro supported by the wonderful voice of...
2022-06-0830 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaAmelie Luhede – Interdisiciplinary Facilitator in Decision MakingIn this one, we have interdisciplinary PhD student Amelie Luhede. She splits her PhD between the Faculty of Business Administration and Economics, University of Bielefeld and HIFMB to combine aspects of economics and environmental management. Through her quite young career, Amelie has switched fields often and has thus learned to appreciate switching perspectives in environmental planning. In her recent project, she is taking on the perspective of the decision makers and applies the economic concept “Value of Information” to find out how much it’s worth to gain information in a management decision. She applies this concept to a variet...
2022-04-2733 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaRavi Ranjan – on Competition, Coexistence and Cold WintersToday on the HIFMB Podcast, we have postdoctoral researcher Ravi Ranjan – a community ecologist working on complex models that explore the generation and maintenance of diversity. Ravi has a strong maths-background and applies it here to multi-species competition in phytoplankton communities. We talk about the history of species competition models, his move from India to Michigan, PhD programme differences between the USA and Europe, his work on snow leopards and much more.
Intro and outro supported by the wonderful voice of Dr. Kimberley Peters and sound effects from quicksounds.com and pixabay.com.
2022-04-1341 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaKimberley Peters – About Fortune, Failure and Something SpecialIn this episode, Jan-Claas Dajka interviews Prof Kimberley Peters, Professor for Marine Governance at HIFMB. She gives us insights into her vision for her newly formed Marine Governance group at the institute and dives (pun intended) into her most recent book publication, the Routledge Handbook of Ocean Space. Through that, she discusses the value of publishing books vs. papers. She also opens up about the role of failure and fortune in an academic career and enriches the conversation with personal anecdotes from her life. A true storyteller at work!
Intro and outro supported by the w...
2022-03-3042 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaAlica Ohnesorge – Species Detective Without SorrowIn our second episode, Jan-Claas Dajka interviews biological oceanographer Alica Ohnesorge. Alica is a PhD-student in her final year and works on eDNA, a powerful method that collects DNA from seawater samples rather than from organisms themselves. With this method, Alica is able to tell which organism has been present in the water column at a given time. She discusses the undeniable pros of the method but also how it is sometimes overestimated. In her relatively short academic career, Alica has worked in a broad background and she affirms how a good dose of bravery can lead to working...
2022-03-1639 minYou, Me & HIFMB - Stories of Science and the SeaJosie Antonucci Di Carvalho – Snake Milker and Plankton HarmoniserIn our first episode of the HIFMB-Podcast, Jan-Claas Dajka interviews ecologist Josie Antonucci Di Carvalho. Josie works on the harmonisation of how phytoplankton is sampled in the German and Dutch Wadden Sea and we discuss her recent work in this EU-funded subsidy programme called “INTERREG”. Josie also has an exciting career path that led her out of and back into academia as she has a tonne of experience in working with wildlife stations in Brazil, her homeland, and Germany, where she lives now.
Intro and Outro supported by the wonderful voice of Dr. Kimberley Peters and s...
2022-03-0141 minIn Common068: Unpacking human geography with Kimberley PetersIn today’s episode, Courtney and Stefan are speaking with Kimberley Peters.
Kim is a Professor Marine Governance at the Helmholtz Institute for Functional Marine Biodiversity (HIFMB), a research organisation in collaboration with the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI) and University of Oldenburg (UOL), in Germany.
As a human geographer, she is interested in the social, cultural and political workings of the world around us. Her research group seeks to explore how governance does not just happen anywhere, but somewhere, and is shaped by spatial processes. Her work investigates how the geography of what we seek to...
2021-05-1047 min